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Rawalakot Incident: Drone Shot Down Using Traditional Sling Method Amid Surveillance Concerns

A circulating video from Rawalakot shows locals targeting and downfitting an unmanned aerial vehicle using a stone-slinging method, amid ongoing local concerns over aerial surveillance. RAWALAKOT — Recent developments in Rawalakot have brought public attention to aerial surveillance concerns, following footage circulating on social media showing a drone being downed in the area. According to […]

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Iran Prepared to Fight for Decades to Defend Nation, Says Army Chief

Major General Amir Hatami asserts that Tehran is ready for long-term conflict, stating that power is the only language adversaries understand. Iran is prepared to defend its sovereignty against external threats across future generations if necessary, according to senior military leadership. Major General Amir Hatami stated that the country remains ready to fight for the […]

Tania Khan Urges Immediate Dialogue to Stop Loss of Lives in Poonch

UKPNP leader warns that excluding Poonch and Sudhanoti from elections while security forces engage in firing and shelling is a mockery of democracy. United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) Senior Vice Chairperson Tania Khan has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating security situation in Azad Kashmir, particularly in Poonch, Baloch, and Sudhanoti, calling for immediate […]

British MP Urges Government to Raise Kashmir Situation with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister

Imran Hussain calls on UK ministers to press Islamabad over human rights concerns, communications restrictions, and supply disruptions during Ishaq Dar’s visit. LONDON — British Member of Parliament and All-Party Parliamentary Group for Kashmir Chairman Imran Hussain has urged UK ministers to directly raise the situation in Kashmir with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign […]

Joint Awami Action Committee Calls Complete Strike in Muzaffarabad Division Over Arrests and Killings

The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee has announced a complete wheel-jam and shutter-down strike across the Muzaffarabad division on August 29, protesting against alleged extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of activists. The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) has announced a complete wheel-jam and shutter-down strike across the Muzaffarabad division on August 29, […]

HRC-AJK Updates Kashmir Protest Death Toll to 93 Verified Fatalities

Human Rights Council of Azad Jammu and Kashmir reports 88 civilians and five security personnel killed amid ongoing demonstrations. MUZAFFARABAD — The Human Rights Council of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (HRC-AJK) has updated its documented casualty figures, reporting 93 verified fatalities resulting from the region's ongoing protest movement. According to the council's latest figures, released […]

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Azad Kashmir to provide $2 million to earthquake-hit Turkey

  MUZAFFARABAD: (Azadi Times) March 3, 2023/ The Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan handed over a relief check of...

State Bank’s announcement to set the interest rate at 20 percent

Karachi (Sabah News) The State Bank has increased the basic interest rate by 3 percent, after which the interest rate has reached the highest...

JKLF’s reservations on census without Kashmiri identity

Rawalpindi (Dharti News) Acting Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, Raja Haq Nawaz Khan, while expressing his concerns on the census that started in...

J-Hope from BTS explains why he’s enlisting in the military now

  J-Hope from BTS took to Weverse to explain to fans why he is enlisting in the military now and to comfort them over the...

Mindy Kaling says being daughter of ‘immigrants unexpectedly became’ her ‘secret weapon’

  Mindy Kaling opens up about being the daughter of immigrants and how it proved to be her strength. On Saturday, February 25, Mindy Kaling was...

Intense Political Activity in Jhelum Valley as Candidates Submit Nomination Papers

JHELUM VALLEY: (Azadi Times) The political landscape in Jhelum Valley is heating up as dozens of candidates from the ruling PTI, Muslim League-N, and...